The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2775, 13 August 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1885.

The Houee was engaged all Tuesday night on the Estimates. After the Charitable Aid Bill had been disposed of, nothing of interest occurred. Constable Quirk, lately stationed at Kumara, but more recently at Greymouth, has been promoted to the charge of the Goldsborough police district, his duties there commencing from Monday last. Constable Thomas Brown, who for some years has been stationed at Goldsborough, is transferred to Clivistohuroh, whither he proceeded by last Tuesday morning's coach. George Grant, who appeared before a Justice of the Peace on Tuesday morning for being drunk and disorderly, and, promising to leave the district immediately, was let off with six: hours' imprisonment, did not leave the district, but was brought up again yesterday morning, before F. A. Monckton, Esq., J.P., and with a, similar offence, for which

he was fined £2, or seven days' imprisonment with hard labour in Hokitika Gaol, to which place he was conveyed by this morning's coach, in charge of Constable Meehan. Mr J. S. Benyon, painter and paperhanger, who recently commenced business in Hokitika, is said to have purchased the good-will of the business carried on by Mr J. O'Hagan. The Kumara quadrille assembly will meet at the Adelphi Theatre to-morrow evening ; dancing to commence at eight o'clock. There is some talk of a Ross pedestrian taking up O'Loughlin's challenge to runners on the West Coast. The Brunnerton correspondent of the Argus hears from pretty good authority that O'Loughlin will accept Hunt's challenge. O'Connor, of Timaru, easily defeated Foose in a five mile race at Melbourne for £IOO. Good Resolutions. —At the commencement of every new year hundreds and thousands of our young men—and old as well—form resolutions for their guidance for the coming year. Many keep them, while others break them. To such we wish to give a word of advice. In order to sustain your determination of leading a better life in future you should use Hop Bitters. The judicious use of Hop Bitters strengthens, cleanses, and purifies the stomach, bowels, blood, liver, nerves, and kidneys, and is just what you want to build up and invigorate yourself.—Greenbush, U.S.A., Dem. Read. The Tidy Housewife.—The careful, tidy housewife, when giving her house its spring cleaning, should bear in mind that the dear inmates are more precious than houses, their systems need cleansing by purifying the blood, regulating the stomach and bowels, and she should know that there is nothing that will do it so surely as American Co.'s Hop Bitters, the purest and best of all medicines.